Comparison

Kendama Note vs Simple Board Game Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kendama Note

Record and track your kendama training sessions, including grade tricks, contest tricks, and custom trick sets. Visualize your progress with training charts and share your achievements on social media. Personalize your profile with your grade and other details.

Highlights
  • Record grade tricks
  • Record contest tricks
  • Record single tricks
  • Register custom trick sets
  • Training record charts
  • Share records on SNS
  • Profile customization
Features
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App to record kendama trainings Feature set - Recording of grade tricks - Recording of contest tricks - Recording of single tricks - Registration of custom trick sets that you can configure freely, and recording of custom trick sets - Chart of training records - Sharing of training records or charts in SNS - Chart of amount of trainings per day - List of recent trainings - Profile (Name, Grade, Moshi kame, Speed trick B) Use with the latest iOS/iPadOS is recommended.

About

Simple Board Game Timer

Features
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Simple Board Game Multiplayer Timer
 Have you ever felt frustrated when someone drags out their turn in a board game?
 The Simple Board Game Timer is an app that fairly manages each player’s turn time. Key Features * Game Timer: Set a time limit for each player * Visual Alerts: Intuitive warnings with circular timer and color changes * Light/Dark Mode Support * Clean and Simple Design Enjoy fair and fun gameplay, starting now!

Screenshots

Kendama Note4 screens
Simple Board Game Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kendama Note at none against Simple Board Game Timer's shown. Kendama Note also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Simple Board Game Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kendama Note ships an update monthly, Simple Board Game Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Kendama Note versus Simple Board Game Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKendama NoteSimple Board Game Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinya Hatagiseong kim

In-app purchases

None

Kendama Note

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Board Game Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kendama Note free?
Kendama Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Board Game Timer free?
Simple Board Game Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kendama Note or Simple Board Game Timer have ads?
Simple Board Game Timer shows ads; Kendama Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Kendama Note or Simple Board Game Timer?
Kendama Note ships an update monthly, and Simple Board Game Timer every 5 months. Most recently, Kendama Note was updated on September 7, 2026 and Simple Board Game Timer on September 14, 2026.

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